This virtual event took place on Wednesday 12 May 2021 and featured a panel of three researchers who told the story of how they navigated the tricky path from bench to business to bedside, and discussed what the future holds for drug development in a post-covid world.

The panel was hosted by BBC journalist Jane Hill, who was introduced by Cancer Research UK’s chief executive, Michelle Mitchell.

The discussion is closed by Cancer Research UK trustee, Robert Easton.

Welcome to the Creating the Future podcast from the Events team at Cancer Research UK.

Our virtual Creating the Future event took place on 19 November 2020, featuring four researchers from the Francis Crick Institute in London.

In 2020 they set aside their research programmes to focus on finding answers to fundamental questions about COVID-19.

The panel was hosted by the Crick's Director, Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse and was introduced by the Institute's Chair Lord Browne.